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, 1887-09-22
(From Tuesdays Dally0


Tug Goliah towed to sea yesterday
barks Cowlitz and Atalanta, Timber lad
en- from Port Gamble, the former bounG
to San Francisco, the latter to San Diego
1t is rumored that the Gail of this city
will issue daily edition soon.
Ship Kate Davenport, Rowland, lum.
ber laden, bound to San Diego, has Sc
cured crew and will be towed out today
by the tug Tacoma
Schr. Fred E. Sanders, Roos, with
100000 feet lumber, was towed down
from Utsalady and anchored in the bay
Capt. Kilman of the bark Emerald
loading lumber in Gamble for Frisco,
was in town yesterday.
Capt. Sprague of the schr ". Z. Jewett
loading lumber in Ludlow for Frisco
is here to take out ships papers.
Mr.. Bodies of the firm of Bodies &
Middleton, ship buildeFs, is on a visit to
the Port of Entry.
On the Dispatch today from Clalam
were: Mrs. Ii. A. Rollins, Irs. Knoph
and chIl !, Z. Gays, J. W. Troy, b. A.
Mcdonald and N Gqlbrath from Dun
geDess and Mrs. Huffman of Port Auge-
les
, 1887-09-22

Q. Is the climate healthy? A. Yes.
Q. Who is the Oldest man? A. Port
Admiral.
Q. What is bis age? A. 9S years.
Q. Occupation? A. Sail making
and killing flies.
Q. Have you many farms? a. Yes
Q. Whist do they raise? A. Hops
and peanuts.
Q. How far are you from Government
land? A. Right on top of it.
@ Do you know anything about
Port Angeles? A. Yes.
Q. What about Discovery? A. All
about it.
Q. And Port Ludlow? A. And that
too know.
Q. What is Your business? A. Ho-
tel keeping.
Q. How many boarders have you?
a. Less than 500.
Q. What is your bill of fare? A.
Oxtail soup, black cod, beef steak and
all the delieacies of the season.
Q, What water have you in the bay?
y. Salt water. very wet and not very
deep.
Q. ANY coal near you? A. Yes, lots
on the wharf.
.. How about firewood, is it plenty?
A. Wood is somewhat scarce, but we
manage TO get enough broken limbs and
chips to boil the pot.
!. What is your religion? A. 1 am
of the Scotch persuasion.
Q. If you can think of anything else
you will oblige me by giving full infor-
nation. l enclose 2cent stamp for
reply. A. l can think of good deal
else, but if you want to know, please put
your question in Alphabetical form and
enclose $5 greenback and I will make
a clean breast of my knowledge.
Yours Truly.
We advise those who are annoyed
with impertinent letters to enclose one
of Deps model answers.
, 1887-09-22
Shipping Notes.
From Fridays Daily J

rTol rEluhJ DalIy.)
Ship Highland Light, Sawyer, arrived
yesterday, 20 days from San Francisco
She is now lying at Bartletts wharf
After discharging she will proceed to
Tacoma to load return cargo Of Coal,
Ship G. s. Bement, 1899 tons, Town.
send, arrived from San Pedro yesterday
She is waiting for tug to tow her to
Nanaimo to lead cargo of coal for San
Francisco.
Bark D. @. Murray, Mentantum, ar
rived yesterday, "a days from San Pedro
She sailed to Utsalady where she will
load return cargo of lumber.
Nor. bark VaeriDg, Hansen, arrived
yesterday. u days from Cairns in tow OF
tug Queen City. She was towed to Port
Blahely, where she loads cargo of lum.
Der for Townsville.
Ship Prussia, Reynold, arrived Satur-
day, II days from San Francisco. She
sailed up to Port Blakely to load re-
turn cargo Of lumber. She made the
round trip in 40 days.
The steamship Wilmington ran into
Union wharf today, doing considerable
damage. The captain stated, we under
stand, it was because the engineer did
not answer bis signal bells to stop and
reverse the engine.
The Elder arrived in Victoria at 10, a.
H., ttday.
, 1887-09-22
From Nro-daxrs Daifs.
!. Tibbals arrived today.

Capt. IlDbals arrived today.
Mr.. G. ". O'Brien of the Call vitited
Seattle Saturday.
Mr. Riley is in town. representing Geo
w. Childs of Philadelphia.
A splendid chance to buy a good
farm. Apply to the ARGUS agency.
Mrs. Phebe Howe, of the Fioneel
Book Bindery of Tacoma, is in town to.
day, soliciting business.
Mrs. A. q. Davis of Dungeness came
up Saturday, and will visit her son-in
law and family on Sau Juan island.
The Baptists are thinking of buying
a suitable building lot in town for
church purposes, before prices get too
high.
John Stephens, who was principal
deputy under Marshal Atkins of Alaska,
has been at the Central for some days,
on his way cast.
Messrs. M. r. Crane of Sitka and
Luke Cameron from Wrangel called on
US today. They are leaving the frigid
regions of the north TO try their fortunes
elsewhere
The Palouse Gazette has been en-
larged to a nine column paper. IT is
one of our brightest, newsiest and most
carefully edited exchanges. and its sue
cess brings Us pleasure.
Col. G. o. Haller takes up Rev. Han
son on the University matter, and chews
him up into little bits. Verify there are
more things in heaven and earth, Hora-
ito, than that immortal seventeen in the
conference dreamed of.
| The contract Tor building the second
forty miles of the Seattle, Lake Shore
and Eastern Railway will be let within
the next forty days, and within the next
twelve mGnths 800 miles, extending into
Eastern Washington, will be con-
structed.
Mr., and Mrs. W. II. Whittlesey gave e
pleasant party on last Thursday evening
which was we'll attended. Among the
diversions OF the evening were dancing,
games. and instrumental music. A
vocal duet was sung by Mrs. Whittlesey
and Mrs. Sanders, which was highly ap-
preciated.
A complaint has been filed by Mrs.
Lucidna Hastings against j. E. Fuge, to
recover possession of two town lots,
which, owing to a surveyors clerical er-
ror, Fuge bas had possession o: for a
number OF years. Mrs. Hastings pur-
chased the property from Philbrick and
wife some years ago.
1t is not often that railroad sues a
town for impeding its progress while en-
deay lriog to enter, but such is the case
at Vancouver, b. @. The c. P. was
gneEa6teed right of way by the city OF
Vancouver and because OF delay in pro-
curing said right of way, the city has q
suit for $4,000 damages against it.
Mr.. W. Brumfield, who has been as
sislaut signal officer at Port Angeles
left today for Tatoosh where he will
take charge of the signal station. It i:
not generally known that the Tatooscl
station is supplied with,a complete out
fit of signals for passing vessels, bott
coastwise and foreign. whereby they
may call for tugs, or communicate any
thing within the line of signal language
The Union Wharf has been under
going extensive repairing during tht
: last two weeks. New piles have beer
substituted for the fast decaying ones
! the warehouses enlarged and SO arrang
led that more freight can be handle(
, 1887-09-22
From Saturdays Daily.

/ Ie., hn5rah Tor the University still.
I i moonlight social. concert and festi
7 VI! Is To- hr gwen at Friday Harbor ol
FRIDAY, TIC 3O:h lust.
Mr., All 4. Plummer has, sold from
corner lot III front Of tue sash and dool
factory to a syndicate, for $4,000.
Waterman & Kntz will have d r.,w W ad
vertisement on Monday anuUuucine
their fall and winter goods.
Capt. Bryant, inspector of boilers
passed through today on his way to Sc,
attic from Alaska. He left the Ancon in
/ Nauaimo.
/ Mr.. kcEdrick Merrick died suddenly
early this morning. He was a brother
Of the late Gardiner Merrick who has
I just been buried.
/ Mr.. j. NJ. Sabin, representing j. C.
Aver y Co. of Lowell, Mass, was in
town this week attending to advertising
business for that great firm. Mr.. Sabin
paid the ARGUS pleasant call, and re-
newed business relations.
| Mrs, Flora d. Brown will remove her
millinery store on Wednesday next to
the new McCurdy brick building, where
Miss frankie Harrison of Cleveland, O.,
will be in charge. Miss Harrison is an
! accomplished millIner OF fifteen years
experience.
Rev. j. F. Devore has called another
university mass meeting at Tacoma, at
WHICH great things are promised. Taco
ma wants the institution to boom her
town lots. She must have something to
lean npou since Willard SIN has so
blIshted her hopes Of railroad partiaIity.
Onr brick buildings erected this wear
have been constructed of home material.
The brick Was nHde here; the lumber
was sawed in our mill; the doors win
dows and mou!dings came from our fac
tory; the iron was smelted at Irondale
and cast in our foundry, With rolling
mills we could even furnish nails.
Those Of our citizens who really desire
success i'll the University matter must
understand that harmony is the first
essential; so that any gossiping busy
bodies who promote discord will inevita-
bly, be regarded as enemies to the whole
venture-hecause the only result that
could possibly come from their Iabors
would be defeat o: The enterprise and
disaster to thesbest interests of the town.
The promoters of the educational enter
prise are desirous of following out the
wishes of the people-that, and that
alone. This must be apparent to every
body.
Capt. deLion recently said to the P.-I.
reporter: fhe lumber freights, for
Australian markets have risen from 45s
to e. les Cd. Two vessels in San Fran
cisco were paid ASS ten days ago, and
they arc now coming to the Sound to
load lumber at e2 rs Cd per thousand
feet. The raise in f:eights, of course, is
in great measure due to the fact that
coast freights have gone up to a figure
that holds all available American ton
mage in the coast trade, and as but very
few foreign vessels are bound this way
seaking freight for spot tonnage when
required, freights will naturally be mp
| for some time"
, 1887-09-22
From Tuesdays DaiIx.

The sidewalk arohnd the county Prop
erty, fronting Oh Washington and Adams
streets. is being built.
There will be Scandinaviap ball at
Good Templar Hall on Saturday even
ing. Oath inst, Tickets 80 cts, for sale
at the Port of Entry News Depot head
of Union wharf
The sovereign grand lodge of Odd
Fellows is in session at Denver. Hon.
A. II, Tucker OF Port Townsend is in
attendance representing the grand lodge
jurisdiction of this territory.
Senator Leland Stanford, wife and
party, and Hon. G. F. Crecker and
PARTY, of California, passed through here
today. They were taken for drive by
Hon. A W. Bash, after which they went
Oh to Victoria.
Chief Peter, with his family. were here
recently stopping at the Oriental Hotel,
and owing to sickness of Peters wife,
the family took their meals in their
and while there his old friend Pilot Jim
my Mcintosh told him that there arc
three Lords with their Ladies BOW in
Victoria, and says Jimmy, ''they hulds
their heads up so high that they have
all their meals sent to their rooms up
stairs" "That's nothing, man." rca!ied
Del, sits the fashion; why I have a.. In
dian Chief and his family stopping at my
house and they take all their their meals
up stars; its quite common thing with
the quality. The same SOFT of feeling
runs through the whole of 'em frem Eng
lish nobility to Indian Chiefs, and
don't think that the Lord Kuose Who,"
is any better that the "Duke of York"
Bring on your Lords; vel match 'em
every time in Port Townsend with the
noble sons of the forest" That's so,"
SAID the pilot, and then both the Scotch
men smiled at the Thistle Dew.
, 1887-09-22
From Yesterday,s Daily.

Go to Mrs. Cougill's for the finest mil
linery goods.
Mr.. Cox, the San Francisco seednan,
was in town today.
| About the next thing Port Townsend
will eed will be a street railway.
Rev. John Finn of Nooksack arrived
in town yesterday. and left for home to-
day.
Mr., W. H. Caldwell of Orcas has con-
tract to do some ship carpenter work on
Morgan & Hastings steamer Rustler.
Our military company is being well
trained by Capt Geo. II. Jones. Twice
during the past few days the boys were
ou. for street drill.
Messrs. ]. g. Colman and John Buzby
are opening merchant tailor establish
ment aud boot and shoe store on
Adams street, opposite the court honse.
An accident occurred at C'Brien's log
ging camp near Dungepess q few days
ago. by which David Troy and Joe Nc
Kissick were injured-tbe latter seri-
| ously.
The steam schooner Leo left Juneau,
Alaska, for Portland on the 11th inst.
Among the passengers on board were
Rev. John @. Brady, q. s. Commission
er. and Hon, Jasper w. johnson. Mr..
Brady goes east to be married.
Mrs. Cougill has received stock OF
new fall millinery, with which she pro-
poses to cater to the cultivated taste oil
Port Townsend ladies. Call and see
her-next door to the post office.
On and after Ocober 1st John W. Troy
will have full and exclusive charge oi
the carrier route of the DAILY ARGUS
Subscribers will deal with him direct
make their complaints whenever papers
fail to reach them, and pay their money
at the end of each month.
Real estate transfers hereabouts seen
to continue lively. Among those OF tht
past two weeks we may mention two
blocks in Al. Pettygrove's addition-ons
of them selling for S1.600. In Noun
tain View addition (MorgaD's HilD (
large number of lots have been sold dur
ing the past ten days.
New GooDs.-Just received by Mrs
NJ. Cougill, stock of new milliner,
goods, attractive enough to size up the
most artistic taste of Port Townsend
No trouble 70 show goods, and no extrs
charge if you dol.'t buy. Next door tc
postoffice.
The new paper at Whatcom, the Dem
ocrdt, starts out with fair prospects as tt
general adaptability to the wants OF the
: country. II it can find standing room il
! the already crowded newspaper field i
, 1887-09-22
WaIla Walla has had a 81 800 fire,

The Cascade tunnel of the Northern
Pacific is now bored G,000 feet and will
be completed by July 4th 1888.
The s. L. y. Il e. road now has ten
miles of track laid aud yesterday a
sompany of excursionlsts went out to
see the sights. Not quite ''all on paper
Dr.. McGlynn addressed the Methodist
ministers association in New York last
Monday on the land theories of Henry
George.
Ex-Gov. Blackburn of Kentucky ID
dead.
The Thetis is on her way to Alaskan
waters to protect the sealing industries.
The republicans of New York have
nomipated Col. Fred Grant for secretary
of state.
The Army OF the Tennessee, which is
holding its annual session in Detroit. has
especially honored Gen. John a. Logan
Gen. Sherman read the eulogy.
Secretary Bayard don't seem to know
whether the government has taken any
aclion in regard to the seizure of British
vessels in American waters. CT course
he ought to know but maybe he doesn't
France is said to be getting saucy
again aud the usual fiery Frenchmau
warns up as usual about every full
moon. The French have now splendid
safety valve and they make the most oi
it. There will be no war.
A stay of execution has been granted
by Chief Justice Jones, in the case ot
George H. Miller sentenced to be hunf
October 7th at Seattle. The order viii
be in force until the supreme court hearl
the case at its January session, thers
now being an appeal to that tribunal.
In accordance with an act recent,
passed ny Congress, placing Indians or
a legal footing with white msn IR settle
ment of estate, Puyallup Indian'
property is being administered in tn,
Probate Court of Pierce county. Tn;
Lummi and other tribes are entitled t.
avail themselves OF the white man.
Probate Court. A grave question nov
arises as to the disposition of the rea
property of an Indian upon the reserva
ton, inasmuch as these lands, granted
by the United States 10y patent, are al
ipaiienable except when the Legislature
after the Territorial admission tc state
hood, gives the Indians power to con
vey their lands in fee simply to Others
And this act. too, depends upon its con
firmafion by Congress before the Indian
can sell their lands.
, 1887-09-22

Dan. Swerdhger, of the ARGUS typo
graphical force, went to Orcas Island to-
day.
Bishop Paddock will be here and hold
services in the Episcopal chuch on Sun
day.
Ladies are specially invited to attend
The educational meeting at Fowler's Hall
this evening.
Rev. A. B. Banks of Seattle is in town
ana will occupy the pulpit of the n. E.
church on Sunday.
Tbs walls for the main story of the
Landes-Hill- l-Sheehan-Seavey brick have
been about completed.
That manure pile and stable surround
ings at the corner of Quincy & Wash
ington street ought to be cleaned up.
This evenings meeting at the court
house ought 10 express public feeling on
tho university matter in no uncertain
language.
splendid new sidewalk has been
built along the south side of Washing
ion street, between Taylor and Adams.
Now the county should hurry up its side
walk work between Adams AMI Quincy
slreets.
In the case of the q. s. VS.. the sehoon-
q reazer, for smuggling oil, pending
Ter long time in the district court,
Judge Jones has non-suited plaintiff. oH
The ground that the goods were not
dutiable. Judge r. S. Greene conduct
ed the case for the defense.
THR OoNDEMNED ANARCHISTS the
announcement made yesterday of the
decision of the supreme eourt of Illinois,
Affirming the verdict of the court below
In the case OF the condemned anarchists,
vii be received with universal satitfac-
tsn. tits victory for law that will
mean much in all of this land. The fre-
quency of murder and the rarity of con-
Siction therefor, is wonderful comment
on our courts There could be no doubt
as to the guilt of these men and the
whole world was locking on to see if or.
aanized riot and red handed murde,
vas to be condoned in this fair land
Now that the last point is past and the
matter has gone beyond the hope oi
legal Interference, the public will breathe
easier. The only hope for those men il
executive elemency. OF this, the govern.
or of Illinois only can be ejudge. We
believe, and have SO expressed ourselves
that there must be more thorough en-.
forcement OF our laws. No one more
sally deserves the full penalty OF the Law
than these men.
, 1887-09-22
Ihe st'rrkln Argus.
.., rnnr.da,,- nniI,.

-.,,, Tnur~tistN - DAILY.
u..,.r,attn. Il. T. church tonight
MI. IL, Fowler, HaI t"mou"'
,sep.a. d; '.'.
A.. Cline q pau-cucs1 L. yIsrtlu!
4.,.,l,,r. Mr.. + Albeit Bartlett II
tbs city.
rosp.eui - - Club will CIV,
,psulue sac'al at Red Mems Hall +"
morrow evening
.Ia.Iur-s man who fnInt- 10y the way
l., account q aiversl'y does mol
I.,s,re success. The same rule apple.
to towns.
p.usmbrr tie public meeting al
r,r,sf's Hall Friday evening, at 73O
n,..tions OF general interest will be
discussed.
u.,r;el Whittier OF Quileule passed
,,,oneb ,sday ON his way home from
cn.,n.lmie. where be has been studying
,ba latest improved ods Of curing
hops.
california capitalists have the refusal
tine Morgan Hotel property back on
~. .Mll-for thirty days. Probably our
hotel problem may lie solved sooner
than We think.
The Tacoma Ledger tried to cover
1rlge Lewis With slime hy calling him Il
..xs,rjpr Methodist" As the Judge is
M. IN any WAY connected with the Meth
oIist, or any osheE religious denomina-
ron, the Lsdger's point is lost.
Judge Lewis hit the nail pretty square
IL when he declined to appear before
tbe Olympia conference il behalf of Port
Townsend, by saying that il that body
had not the disposition 10 make it action
rInfoim to the rules "f common hon
e,y LIE was not dispos d 10 lobby it to
make il do so.
Examination of witnesses Was com
menced today before James G. Swan,
Commissioner Of the Circuit Court of the
United States ninth Circuit Northern
District of California, IN re, Wong Sing
Nov, alias Low Ling Tai; Habeas Cor
Gus, No. 1888. Owing to absence of
witnesses the matter was adjourned till
tomorrow eve2ing-
TIE LATE GARDINER MERRICK.
teriay all that was mortal of our late
fellow citizen, Gardiner Merrick, was
laid to rest beside the remains of his be-
loved wife who had just gone before"
he was 6S ears of age, having been born
in Burnham, Maine. He resided at
Thomaston p years, during which time
he was extensively engaged in ship
building with Edward O'Brien. In 1864
in company with his brother William, he
moved to Illinois where he settled upon
3 large tract of land. He was engaged
= in farming till 1876, when, on account OF
his wlfe's i'll health he remoy,d d to Santa
Barbara, Cal. After remaining there
or 10 years, without any visible improve
mept for Mrs. Merrick, he determined
to Try Washington Territory. and ac-
cordingly with his family joined his
brother and sister ia Port Townsend.
Ono daughter, Mrs. Jas. Fordham,
mourns the loss of both parents within q
month.
, 1887-09-22
tFrom salurday,s;pailY.l

Bark Theubald, Reed. arrived yesier
day from San Pedro, and proceeded to
Blakely, where she ioads return cargo
of lumber.
Ship O.. S. Bement, Townsend, was
| towed by tug Holyoke from here to Ma
naimo, where she loads coal for San
Francisco.
Tug Tacoma towed down from Port
Blakely the ship Kate Davenport, How.
land, with cargo of lumber consisting
OF S57, eco feet. She will proceed to San
Diego.
Ger bark Ferdinand Fisher, Kruse,
arrived q days from San Pedro. Tug
Tacoma towed her to Nanaimo. where
she loads return cargo OF coal.
Bark Atlanta, Tibbets. which has been
loading lumber at Port Gamble for San
Diego, has completed her cargo and will
sail today.
Bark Cowlitz, Gammons. which has
been loading at Port Gamble is ready
for sea.
MarysyilIe, CAL, has had u half-mil
lion fire.
In Bolivia the Indians are making
much trouble.
The steamer Wilmington passed uI
yesterday as supplemental freighter.
The elder was unable to carry all the
freight offering so the Wilmington
brought up 425 tons.
, 1887-09-22
Valuable Information.

There are certain persons who seek
information about this city and vicinity
VINO ask more questions in single letter
than could be answered in large vol
ume. They think if two cent postage
stamp is enclosed that it will pay all ex-
penses. One of these two cent letters
was sent to Capt. Delgardno. and was
replied to by him in his usual happy and
feIieitous style. Both questions and
answers afo models of brevity:
Question. Population? Answer
Less than 10000.
, 1887-09-22

with quicker dispatch than heretofore
The buildlug next to the cffice, nov
used as Il saloon. will be removed a suffi
cient distance from the Office toward
Water street so that-a two-staps. building
can be built. This structure will be oc
pied 10y the Pacific Coast Steamship
Co.'S agents.
Harry Barthrop, one of Port Town.
sends painters, is working on the Ma,
sonic Hall in Coupeville. The outside
is receiving several coats of white paint
The walls of the lodge room will be a
pale blue, while the wood work will be
blue of darker shade. Mr.. Barthrop
has several jobs on hand in that place.
Joseph I4aCroux who was working with
him. had his left arm broken near the
wrist, and the wrist dislocated on Tues
day. The accident occurred by ladder
giving way and letting him down. DR..
Story has the case in charge, and the
patient is doing well.
On board the Ancon were the remains
of the late Col. Mottrom Dulauey Ball,
OF Alaska, who died there on the 18th
Inst. They were ace Impanied by the
widow of deceased, who Is taking the
body to Washington. Deceased was
born in Fairfax, Virginia, in 1885. He
was Colonel OF Virginia Confederate
cavalry during the rebellion, was ap-
pointed collector of customs for Alaska
in 1878, was relieved in Sept, 81, by
Maj Morris. In 81 he was elected dele
gate to congress from Alaska, but was
refused seat. He was appointed by
President Cleveland in 'S5 as progeeu-
ting attorney for Alaska, which position
he held till his death. He went with
Gov. Swineford when the latter went
north, and together they purchased the
plant of the alaskan, of which Col Ball
YVES first editor. Col. ". K. Delaney
has been appointed by Judge Dawson 10
act as district attorney until new ap-
pointment can be made Col. Ball was q
prominent member of the Masonic order,
and his body was taken in charge by the
Masons on arrival here. He it was who
prosecuted the famous sealing cases
against schooners in Alaskan waters.
He leaves six children, one of whom Ca
married daughter) lives in Washington,